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US 6,283,518 B1Granted
Bumper guard
OwnerStacy Burtininventor
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Abstract
Included is a thin flexible backing constructed from a magnetic material and at least one cushion mounted on the backing. In use, the backing may be mounted on a vehicular bumper for protecting the same.
Claims1
A vehicular bumper guard system for use on a bumper of a vehicle, comprising, in combination:
- a vehicle, said vehicle having a bumper;
- a thin flexible backing for attaching the backing to the bumper of the vehicle, said backing constructed from a magnetic material and having a substantially planar rectangular configuration defined by a front face, a rear face, and a periphery formed therebetween including an elongated top edge, an elongated bottom edge, and a pair of short side edges formed therebetween;
- a matrix of at least twenty cushions formed within a piece of a resilient material, each cushion having a planar rear face coupled to the front face of the backing, a front face with a substantially cylindrical configuration, and a pair of end faces with a substantially semi-spherical configuration, each of the cushions being aligned next to each other such that grooves are formed between the cushions, the cushions are positioned on the backing such that a longitudinal axis of each cushion remains in parallel relationship with the top edge of the backing, said end faces of said cushions terminating at a distance from the bottom edge of the backing, the distance being approximately one-fourth of a height of the backing;
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- a magnet strip mounted along the bottom edge of the backing, the magnet strip having a thickness at least three times that of the backing, wherein a front face of the magnet strip is flush with the front face of the backing and a rear face of the magnet strip extending from the backing for being positioned behind a bumper of a vehicle.
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